Command Visor

I've just received word that the Federation is allowing all Bounty Hunters to use ship-command devices. You should now be able to remotely command your ship and land it here. Don't forget to perform suit maintenance and data backup if you need.

Sylux, a Bounty Hunter from Metroid Prime Hunters, appears to possess a similar ability; he orders his ship, the Delano 7, to attack Samus while he is in a battle with her. They may be common or possibly outlawed, since Rundas had told Samus that using the visor had been authorized while fending off the Pirate attack on Norion.

Although the Command Visor is included at the beginning, Samus is unable to use it as the Visor is offline. However, it changes to online during the attack on Norion; while fending off some Space Pirates en route to Generator A, Rundas helps her. Afterwards, he received word that the Federation authorizes the use of Command Gunships. Therefore, Samus is now capable of using the Gunship command.

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In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, there is a related audio glitch. To perform it, Samus must land the Ship and walk into it (as if to save), and then quickly switch to the Command Visor just before she enters. This causes the Command Visor's audio to play inside the ship instead of "In the Cockpit". The glitch can be fixed by leaving the ship.

The Command Visor is used to send commands to your gunship.Push and hold to bring up Visor Select. Move the cursor into the lower-right zone and release to enter Command Visor.When in Command Visor, you will be able to see Command Icons. Target and lock on to these icons with to send orders to your gunship.

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Much like the Varia Suit, your gunship's abilities are expandable. As you gain more abilities, you will be able to use the Command Visor to send your ship new commands.

Before fighting the first Berserker Lord, Samus inputs commands to lead her ship to safety, despite Gunship commands being offline.

It seems that she loses this ability during the final events in Metroid Fusion, as she is unable to command her ship to land in the last scenes. That particular gunship can only be flown manually. This, however, may be because the new gunship was directly supplied by the Federation.

The whirring sounds that are heard while using the Command Visor are the same as for the X-Ray Visor in Prime.

Also, when issuing a command to the Gunship, a voice confirming the order says "Data Received", which can be heard in the PAL and Wii releases of Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes when Samus is alerted to an anomaly on the planet.

The Command Visor is the first item in the Metroid series to be authorized for use rather than collecting it. Most items in Metroid: Other M were authorized for use by Adam.

Although the Command Visor is only directly used during gameplay in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, its use was possibly first demonstrated as early as the first Metroid Prime due to Samus commanding her ship to pick her up from the doomed Artifact Temple at Tallon 4 in its ending, and may have been used immediately prior to the Proteus Ridley boss fight in Metroid: Samus Returns due to her activating her ship for takeoff remotely.

The Command Visor appears to be used during the ending of Metroid Prime as Samus calls her ship while the Impact Crater is collapsing. She also appears to use it near the end of Metroid: Samus Returns, to activate her Gunship from the top of a cliff.